Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
SENECA THE YOUNGEROf war men ask the outcome, not the cause.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
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If you will fear nothing, think that all things are to be feared.
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He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause for sorrow has arisen.
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If we desire to judge justly, we must persuade ourselves that none of us is without sin.
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There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.
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Demand not that I am the equal of the greatest, only that I am better than the wicked.
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The worse a person is the less he feels it.
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Indolence is stagnation; employment is life.
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Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.
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There is no satisfaction in any good without a companion.
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It is the sign of a weak mind to be unable to bear wealth.
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It is medicine, not scenery, for which a sick man must go searching.
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Injustice never rules forever.
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You cannot, I repeat, successfully acquire it and preserve your modesty at the same time.
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When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.
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